BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e5ca5ff-ebcf-4e49-9a16-2e0c62605a7f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261023T181653Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T194500 SUMMARY:James Baldwin 100th Birthday Celebration LOCATION:Georgetown Neighborhood Library\nGeorgetown Neighborhood Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Georgetown Neighborhood Li brary;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Georgetown Neighborhood Library:geo:38.913 3814,-77.0660253 GEO:38.9133814;-77.0660253 DESCRIPTION:Celebration of James Baldwin 100th Birthday. Talk by Deborah T ulani Salahu-Din\, Birthday Cake Cutting\, and Jazz musical performance. A grand finale of a year-long celebration of James Baldwin. .\nhttps://dcli brary.libnet.info/event/11276958 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Talk by the Smithsonian researcher in Afri can American Literary History\, Deborah Tulani Salahu-Din. Her recent proj ects at the National Museum of African American History and Culture includ ed Chez Baldwin\, a digital exhibition that explores the life and works of writer and activist James A. Baldwin through the lens of his house in the South of France. Her talk &ldquo\;Why Baldwin Matters Today&rdquo\;\, wil l underscore two societal values that help frame Baldwin&rsquo\;s life and work and that illustrate why his thoughts and messages still matter to th e nation and world. Two of these values are \;freedom and identity. We will also cut a birthday cake and listen to some amazing jazz performance . \;

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